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inheritance
noun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
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ɪnˈhɛɹətəns
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noun
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
noun
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
“my only inheritance was my mother's blessing”
noun
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
noun
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
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my only inheritance was my mother's blessing
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